Feb 3, 2021
“Too many of us clock out of life as we clock into work. Where
we were once looking for fulfillment and meaning in our careers, we
now just show up for a paycheck… But what if we could change all
that? What if we could reignite that passion in ourselves… in our
coworkers…in our employees?
David Shar was happily
managing his small ice cream parlor in Baltimore City when his
employee came in with tears in her eyes. Her boyfriend had been
shot multiple times, she didn’t know if he would survive. David
tried to give her the day off, but she refused, telling David that
she had to be at work… work was her “happy place.” When
David began his career he had no idea how much his crew of
teenagers and young adults from the inner city would impact his
view on work, life, & leadership. His experiences in that ice cream
parlor led David on a journey of discovery to answer the question -
What makes work one person’s happy place and another person’s
purgatory?
He discovered how organizations, through their leadership & culture
can create burnout-proof work environments that engage and inspire
employees to be the best versions of themselves.
President of Illuminate PMC and creator of the FTF Burnout-Proof
Culture Model, David is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer
specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and
culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David combines
decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological
research to help attract, retain, and motivate top talent.
David holds his bachelor’s in human resource management from
Colorado State University and his master’s in industrial /
organizational psychology from the University of Maryland – College
Park. He is a current doctoral candidate in business psychology at
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where he is studying
the interaction between meaningful work and burnout.
David is NOT your typical academic - as a scientist / practitioner
translator, David makes leadership theory & business psychology
accessible, implementable, and fun through the use of humor and
storytelling.”
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